Walkerston Rotary: NYSF

NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE FORUM

NYSF is unique in Australia.

Students during year 11 are selected to attend the NYSF the following year. They learn how to make informed decisions about courses and careers in the sciences and gain a professional skill set to help them realise their potential.

Walkerston Rotary sponsored Kym Krobath & Manahil Khan to attend NYSF 2013

Walkerston Rotary sponsored Muhammed Khan to attend NYSF 2015

Walkerston Rotary is sponsoring Ashley Gall from St Patrick's Catholic College to attend NYSF 2018
pictured wit Club Youth Director 2017-2018 Frank Perna

2018 & 2019 Ashley Gall & Marita Bolic with Bente McDonald

2019 - Marita Bolic From St Patrick's Catholic College

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2020 - Grace Alexander from North Mackay State High School

2021 - Pushti Shah from Mackay State High School

2022 - Jaydah Bullemor from Mirani High School

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Rotary Youth Exchange Program

Youth Exchange Program 2014

Imogen returned to Australia in January 2015, after having spent a year in Denmark.

Nadja returned to Austria after a year in Oz, in July 2015.

2022-23 Exchange from Italy

Alice Macciocu

For more RYEP information, click on this Link: Rotary's Youth Exchange Program

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Sports Award | Community Award | Vocational Award

2012 recipient Logan Powell with 2012/13 Club President John Lemura

2013 recipient Triathlete Jack Simpson with 2013/14 President Joan McNeill

2015 recipient of the Cliff Andersen Sports Award -
Rebekah Stanley (Table Tennis), with 2015-16 Club Secretary Kimberly Doyle

Georgia Rye was nominated by Rita Ferris presentation made by Club President Col Baldock

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June 2023 - Recipients of the Cliff Andersen Memorial Sports Award

Aiden & Noah Porter (Athletics) nominated by Rita Ferris

Presentation made by Club President Joan McNeill
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Community & Vocational Awards/ Recognition

2007 - Max Adams Memorial Vocational Award recipient Joan McNeill

with Rotarian Greg Plath and Carol Adams

2009 Max Adams Memorial Vocational Service Award recipient Anne Lutz

with President Bente McDonald

2010 Community Service Award - Glenn Christensen with President Steve Fordyce

2014 Community Service Award recipient Suzanne Kavanagh

with nominator Anne Lutz and Neil Kavanagh

2015 Community Service Award recipient Ailsa Hall (Legacy)

with Club President Bente McDonald

2016 Recipient of the Community Award - Mick Baker with President Carol Hughes

2017 Community Service Award Recipient Leanne Tickle

Local Ambulance and Fire Brigade

2018 Max Adams Memorial Vocational Award Recipient Troy Gaston

with Club President Ray Borg

2018 Community Service Award recipient Darryl Dhu (Walkerston Firies)

with Club President Ray Borg

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Joan McNeill Bente McDonald Anne Lutz Col Baldock

June 2023

President Joan McNeill presented the club's Community Service Award to Carmel Baretta - a highly accomplished and very well known local identity, especially in the Italian and Maltese circles.

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Dux presentations at Walkerston's two primary schools -

Walkerston State School and St John's Catholis Primary School

2008

2012

2014

2015

2017 - Jake Rickards with Club President Ray Borg
(to watch, and listen to President's speech at presentation - Click HERE)

2018

2019

2020

2021

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Rhys Jess

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2022

Walkerston State School’s Sophie Vassallo and St John’s Catholic School’s Harrison Freiberg & Nathan Salter - with Rotarians Bente McDonald and Ray Borg